Empowered Spaces Open House - Rooting Empowered Connections
Join us to connect with like-hearted individuals for a day of somatic and healing offerings, demonstrations, & community connections.
Welcome to the Empowered Spaces Open House - Rooting Empowered Connections!
This in-person event is your chance to explore our beautiful space, cultivate connections with like-hearted individuals, and discover how we can support you on your journey to healing and empowerment.
Whether you're looking to get to know more about Empowered Spaces, connect with other like-hearted practitioners, learn more about trauma-informed and somatic offerings and approaches to healing, or simply be inspired, this event is for you.
Take a walk through our Community Garden, try out a yoga or meditation offering, join in on a community art project, take in a gardening demonstration, or just visit with us!
Come and see firsthand how our community is dedicated to fostering healing, growth, connection, and a culture of care and belonging. We can't wait to welcome you!
This is a family friendly event so please feel free to bring your kiddos! We will have a Kids Korner with activities for them to enjoy as well.
Schedule of Offerings:
In the Studio
***To attend one of our free offerings in the studio sign up upon arrival at the open house. ***
11:15 - 11:40 AM - Grounding & Awareness Expansion Practice w/ Franca (she/her)
Join Franca for a 25 - minute somatic grounding and awareness expansion practice. During this practice we will explore the principle of presence; to and with ourselves, our shared physical space, and perhaps one another. We will practice this by connecting with our feeling body, also known as our senses. This offering will include a mindfulness meditation as well as some gentle guided movement. We will begin by sharing our names, pronouns with one another, as well as the invitation to share a descriptive to how you are coming into the space. There will be the opportunity to share or ask questions at the end, whether this be in the studio space or out in the patio/ garden area.
11:55am - 12:15pm Guided Savasana Yoga Session w/ Erin (she/her)
12:30 - 12:55pm - Grounding through Yoga w/ Laurie (she/her)
Connect with yourself and the grounding nature of the earth through this practice of yoga and meditation. We will practice steadying breath work, move through a gentle and simple flow of grounding seated and standing yoga shapes, and center with meditation. Options for a mat-based or chair-based practice will be given. Those with all levels of experience with yoga are welcome. Many choices will be offered throughout the practice, and you will be encouraged to move in a way and at a pace that is accessible to you.
1:10 - 1:30pm - Crystal Soundbowl Bath w/ Deanna (they/them)
1:45 - 2:10pm - Somatic Bodywork Session for Aches & Pains w/ Rachel (they/she)
Join Rachel to learn how to care for your self through bodywork practices. In this 25 minute offfering, you'll learn how to tune into sensation, use myofascial tools, and apply movements for common aches and pains.
2:25 - 2:45pm - Grounding Hot Stone Meditation w/ Alicia (she/her)
The warmth and weight of basalt stones are yours to explore in this guided meditation. The stones (heated to 130-140F) will serve as a personal sensory tool for grounding into the present moment. You'll have full choice over where and how you place the stones on your body for deepened connection to yourself and to the earth. As a quick mid-day reset, meditation guidance will include gentle attention to the breath and cues for relaxation.
Community Art Project
***Our Community Art Project will be happening the duration of the Open House on the lawn.***
heARTful Community Windsock Streamer w/ Renee (she/they)
Come help heARTful wellness create a community art piece during our open house. Write or draw what empowerment means for Self and community on fabric and ribbon strips. Our collective ideas will be displayed as a ribbon windsock streamer in our community garden.
Kids Korner
Our Kids Korner will be happening the duration of the Open House. This is a space for our kids and the creative parts of ourselves to come to play and create!
heARTful wellness mindful coloring time
For humans all ages! Enjoy some mindful coloring with designs created by heARTful wellness
Blooming Empowerment Garden
Draw your own unique flower/plant on a popsicle stick and write a word that makes you feel strong. Plant your own "flower" in our designated EMPOWERING Spaces blooming Empowerment Garden space.
Empowerment Cranes
Write or draw a wish you have for the EMPOWERED Spaces community on a pre-folded crane. Pin it on EMPOWERED Spaces clothesline to share your wish with us.
RSVP - Recommended:
Reservations are not required, but are requested. You can register here.
Questions:
Reach out to Kelly Caul with any questions - kkcaul@yahoo.com
Parking:
Please park in our 10-car parking lot adjacent to the studio, or along the public streets, with courtesy to our neighbors! Please DO NOT park on Exeter between Big Bend Blvd and Suffolk Ave.
Health Precautions:
To be in the practice of collective care and showing up for one another, masks will be required in doors. We will have extra masks available if needed.
Accessibility:
The Empowered Spaces yoga studio is located on the ground floor. There is a 10-car parking lot adjacent to the studio & additional free parking on neighborhood streets. All gender restroom is wheelchair-accessible and ramp-accessible in the main building. Please reach out to Kelly kkcaul@yahoo.com if there is anything more we can do to make our offerings more accessible. Empowered Spaces is committed to accessibility, and strives to be accessible and inclusive of all abilities and all individuals.